Julie DeCubellis, MS, DVMDr. Julie DeCubellis is one of the newest members of Tufts’ faculty. In 2009, Dr. DeCubellis became one of only several veterinarians in the country to enroll in a combined three-year avian and exotic mammal residency program through the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners, making her dual-board-eligible for avian and exotic companion mammal certification. In addition to treating exotic species, she teaches clinical skills to second-year veterinary students and lectures to interns and residents. Dr. DeCubellis lives with her husband, Kyle, a pediatric pathologist at Boston Children’s Hospital, their twins, four dogs, two cats, a rose-breasted cockatoo, and a flock of chickens.